"mtetezi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mtetezi.flac Forms: watetezi [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -tetea (“to defend”) + -zi. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|tetea|-i<alt:-zi>|alt2=-tetea|gloss2=to defend}} m- + -tetea (“to defend”) + -zi Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mtetezi, {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mtetezi (m-wa class, plural watetezi)
  1. defender (someone who defends) Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mtetezi-sw-noun--oiYxQQF Disambiguation of People: 32 39 29 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 49 10 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 29 36 35
  2. (soccer) defender Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): Football (soccer), Occupations, People Synonyms: mlinzi, defenda
    Sense id: en-mtetezi-sw-noun-ckbSsrnO Disambiguation of Occupations: 31 46 22 Disambiguation of People: 32 39 29 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, Swahili terms suffixed with -i Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 54 6 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 32 62 5 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -i: 30 59 12 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  3. advocate (one who fights on behalf of someone else) Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mtetezi-sw-noun-2Hr5~HE~ Disambiguation of People: 32 39 29 Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 29 36 35

Inflected forms

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